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elective shares

elective shares is the plural of elective share.

Meaning of elective share

Noun

elective share (plural elective shares)

  1. A proportion of a decedent's estate which the surviving spouse may claim, as a substitute for what they were left in the decedent's will.
    Synonyms:
    widow's share, statutory share, forced share

Questions about elective shares

What is elective shares the plural of?
Elective shares is the plural of elective share.

Words near elective shares in the dictionary

  1. elective
  2. elective affinities
  3. elective affinity
  4. elective mutism
  5. elective share
  6. elective shares
  7. electively
  8. electiveness
  9. electives
  10. electivism
  11. electivity

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